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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A decrease in the wavelength of radiation emitted by an approaching celestial body as a consequence of the Doppler effect.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the fact that the shorter wavelengths of light are at the blue end of the visible spectrum.]

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